Ferrari Auto, Star e Storie

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This book isn’t just a collection of Ferraris owned by famous people. It’s about cars that have been lived in: driven, photographed, modified, and intertwined with the lives and public image of those who chose them.

From the first post-war cars like the 166 MM to the great grand tourers of the 1950s and 1960s, up to more recent icons like the Testarossa, the volume traces the evolution of the Maranello brand, connecting legendary models with figures such as Gianni Agnelli, Anna Magnani, Ingrid Bergman, Alain Delon, Eric Clapton, Peter Sellers and other personalities from the world of cinema, culture and international society.

Each chapter begins with a model, but focuses on specific examples: cars with documented histories, from delivery to the first owner to subsequent purchases, auctions, restorations, and transformations over time. Alongside the narrative, the reader will find the essential technical characteristics, historical context, and often little-known details that make each car unique.

The Ferraris we’re discussing here are mostly from the 20th century, when the brand built its own legend and became one of the most recognizable symbols of global motoring, firmly establishing itself in the collective imagination.

What emerges is a gallery of stories in which Ferrari can be a refuge, a manifesto, a tool of representation, or a sign of belonging. Sometimes it amplifies the myth of celebrity, sometimes it diminishes it. Always, however, it tells something more.